Fresno vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
84
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
542K
3.03M

The cost of living in Fresno is 144% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1183rd and 6052nd ($2277 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Fresno ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 575th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fresno Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2281
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2409
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2427
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2614
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2424
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2386
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2412
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2498
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2079
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2231
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2151
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2374
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2758
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2500
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2557
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2570
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2401
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2557
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2735
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2852
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2963
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2706
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2312
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2532
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2428
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2187
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3118
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2016
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$2897
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2271
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2561
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2557
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3527
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2970
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2250
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2839
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2868
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2194

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716